Meet the QLD Mentors
Camilla Marshall

Following a number of years in the corporate/private sector, particularly after working for a global insurance company, I was looking for an opportunity to take my skills and experience and apply them to a role that was more community orientated. Enter Endeavour Foundation… a for purpose organisation that supports people with intellectual disability, but is also going through the largest commercial change in its 70 year history thanks to the NDIS and a new funding model which changes the whole way the business is able to make money. I’m able to work for a cause I’m passionate about, while also building up a strong marketing capability across all aspects of traditional and digital marketing…. with a surprisingly large budget!

I’m also hugely passionate about building high performing teams and understanding how to leverage the dynamics of different people and personalities across a team for the best outcome. There is always more to learn in this space no matter how many people you’ve managed.

Getting to see first hand all the amazing Endeavour Lottery Prize Homes is pretty good too!

Graduating with a Bachelor of Business majoring in Marketing and HR, I started my marketing career at Virgin Australia, working for their Velocity Frequent Flyer program. At the time Velocity was a much smaller business and team within the wider Virgin Australia family. This meant I had the opportunity to work as part of a number of large projects (rebrands, new credit card programs, the introduction of new status levels) which really set the foundation of my skills and experience, particularly by working with other areas of the business to successfully deliver. Velocity was also on the data driven marketing band wagon very early on, so personalisation and data based marketing are where I started.

This then lead me to my time with Allianz Partners, the B2B entity of the wider Allianz Group. Here I was in charge of the B2B Marketing function, PR and Communications. As a global entity, I learned a lot about working within (and dealing with the politics of) an international business. It involved marketing and communication activities within Australia, APAC and contributing to our Global marketing and communications programs with our head office in Paris.

Following my time with Allianz I decided I needed to work for an organisation that was more community orientated. This has lead me to my current role with the Endeavour Foundation. Here I manage all aspects of our Marketing and Digital program across the core services aspect of the business as well as our Prize Homes.

Right now, my focus is on being able to work for an organisation I believe in, with people who are just as passionate. Working to create a high performing, outcome focussed team who respect each other and their colleagues and work with our customers at the heart of their decision making is my goal.